MOST HALLOWED GROUND
Develop a deeper understanding of the Civil War at some of its key sites, from Antietam to Ford’s Theatre to Appomattox
Tauck Value Includes:
TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Exclusive early admission & private, behind- the-scenes experience with an insider at the National Archives
TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Keynote presentation on events leading up to the start of the Civil War by a noted historian in Washington, DC
TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Filmed vignettes by Ken Burns
TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Private lecture on slavery & plantation life by Dr. Leni Sorensen of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello
TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Private meeting with a Richmond Civil War historian at the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar
Guided visits to some of the war’s “most hallowed ground” at Arlington Nat’l Cemetery, Antietam & Gettysburg battlefields
Interactive experience at the Nat’l Museum of the Civil War Soldier
23 meals (10 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 7 dinners); service charges, airport transfers, gratuities to local guides, admission fees & more
1. ARRIVE WASHINGTON, DC Tour begins: The Mayflower® Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel, 5:30 PM. A transfer is included from Ronald Reagan National Airport, Dulles International Airport or Union Station to The Mayflower® Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel. Learn about the days ahead through the first of numerous filmed vignettes by Ken Burns during tonight’s welcome cocktail reception, followed by dinner. Meals D
2. HOUSEDIVIDED: FORD’S THEATRE/ARLINGTON Begin your Civil War odyssey with a visit to Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site, where Abraham Lincoln was fatally shot the night of April 14, 1865, by actor John Wilkes Booth. Explore the theatre
80 VIRGINIA WEST Arlington
Shenandoah National Park
Montpelier Charlottesville Monticello VIRGINIA Appomattox
Richmond Petersburg
Pamplin Historical Park
itself and the Ford’s Theatre Museum chronicling Lincoln’s presidency. Guided sightseeing examines the capital’s beginnings and its role in the Civil War. The war’s human cost is the focus of a poignant visit to Arlington National Cemetery, set on Gen. Robert E. Lee’s pre-Civil War estate. A private tour includes Civil War gravesites, the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns, and the JFK Memorial; visit Arlington House, Lee’s former home. Enjoy an evening tour of Washington, DC’s illuminated monuments. Meals BLD
3. AMERICAN STORIES:THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES A Tauck Exclusive keynote presentation at your hotel by a noted Civil War historian showcases events that led up to the start of the Civil War, including abolitionist John Brown’s 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry,
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